Improvement in rotary churns



H. G. FO'UGEU.

I ROTARY-CHURN. No. 193,403. Patented July 24,1877.

ATTORNEYS.

K PETERS. FHOTO-UTMQGRAPH'ER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HONORE G. FOUGEU, OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN ROTARY CHURNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 193,403, dated July 24, 1877; application filed June 23, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HoNoEE GUSTAVE FOUGEU, of Cape Girardeau, in the county of Cape Girardeau and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Agitator, of which the following is a specification:

Thisinvention relates to a new motive power which is especially designed for mixing liquids, for churning butter, and for other purposes where a rapid and alternate rotary motion is found useful.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawing, and then pointed.

out inthe claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section taken centrally through the machine. Fig.2 is a view of the machine, partly in section, arranged for mixing fluids in a tumbler or other small vessel. Fig. 3 is a top view. Fig. 4. shows levers arranged for rotating the spindle.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The letter A designates a flanged bearingcap, which may be of any required diameter and depth. This cap has a hole through its thickened center, that receives a spindle, B, on which a spool or pulley, C, is formed.

The upper end of the spindle B has a bearin g in a handle, 1), which is screwed fast upon the cap A. The lower end of the spindle B is screw-threaded to receive the shaft on of a dasher, b, which latter may be of any desired form.

Between the upper end of the dasher-shaft a and the top of the cap A a balance-wheel, G, is applied, on the tapering part of the spindle B, and confined by friction, so that in the event of the dasher meeting with a resistance which would be liable to injure the machine the said wheel will slip.

Inside of the cap A is fitted a collar, H, which may be made of sheet metal, and which is constructed with a circular flange, that receives upon it a cylinder, J. The collar H will prevent fluids from getting inside of the cap A.

The cylinder J is designed to prevent fluids which are being agitated from flying out of the vessel containing them, and in order to allow a free circulation of the fluids I make holes 0 through the lower end of the cylinder J.

If the vessel containing the fluid to be agitated be larger than a tumbler of ordinary size, a cylinder much larger than the one shown by Fig. 2 may be used, and applied around the cap A beneath its flange.

For churning butter or washing fabrics, the machine will be constructed on a larger scale and applied to a vessel, as shown by Fig. 1, the cylinder J being omitted, as the cover of the box will keep the fluid in it.

The machine is operated by means of a strong cord, 9, which is wound around the pulley (J on spindle B, and which may be held in the hand or attached to a lever, L, and guided by a pulley, 10, as shown in Fig. 4.

My improved agitator will be found very useful for mixing all kinds of fluids, for churning,

. making ice-cream, beating eggs, washing fabrics, and for many other purposes. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination of flanged cap A, spindle B, and handle D with the shaft 0, and dasher b, as shown and described, for the purpose specified. v

2. The combination, with cap and revolving spindle, of the collar H and cylinder J, as and for the purpose set forth.

HONORE GUSTAV-E FOUGEU,

Witnesses:

O. SEDGWIGK, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

